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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/1/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 22

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/1/1, section B, question 22, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedRural Development

Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R), Choose the correct option from those given below :

Assertion (A) : The notion of rural development encompasses a far wider spectrum than agricultural advancement.

Reason (R) : Government interventions in the agricultural sector remain imperative, as it constitutes the primary means of sustanance for the rural population.

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

List the areas rural development includes besides farming.

Hint 2

Does R support "wider than agriculture" or something else?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Assertion: True. Rural development covers far more than farm growth: education, health, sanitation, infrastructure, credit and non-farm jobs.

    Reason: True. Agriculture is still the main source of livelihood in rural India, so government support to it is necessary.

  2. R explains why agriculture needs support; it does not explain why rural development is wider than agriculture. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Where the marks are

  • Truth of A and R and the link between them (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Rural Development (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Rural Development, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 58/1/1: every question, by section.

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